Cooking and Food Tour Vietnam

Hanoi is extremely famous for its unique street foods. This journey will allow you to fully immerse in the city's culinary culture. In this 3-day tour, you will discover the street foods of Hanoi and you will participate in a cooking class where you will learn how to prepare authentic Vietnamese dishes. Moreover, you will cruise on Halong Bay and a private half-day Hanoi tour will amaze you on your departure day. Join this short but enough-to-enjoy trip if you do not have lots of time to spend in this beautiful city!

Styles

Accommodation

Your accommodation is based on choice and you will have options of 3 and 4-star hotels in Hanoi.

Golden Cyclo Hotel, Hanoi - 3 stars

Air conditioning

Bathroom

Cable channels

Desk

Electric kettle

Flat-screen TV

Free toiletries

Free Wi-Fi available in all rooms

Hairdryer

Hardwood/Parquet floors

Linens

Minibar

Safe

Shower

Sitting area

Slippers

Tax and breakfast included

Telephone

Toilet

Towels

Wardrobe/Closet

Lan Vien Hotel, Hanoi - 4 stars

Complimentary Wi-Fi

In-room safe deposit box

King or twin beds and a choice between bathtub and shower setups

Satellite TV

Tea and coffee facilities

Telephone

Sun Way Hotel, Hanoi - 4 stars

Complimentary tea / coffee making facilities, two bottles of mineral water per day in the room

Complimentary Wi-Fi and cable internet access in room

Complimentary use of hotel’s gym, sauna, and steam bath

Hair-dryer

In-room safe deposit box

Telephone

Wide selection of international cable TV channels

Services and facilities

3 meeting rooms

24-hours room service

Airport transfer services

Complimentary broadband and Wi-Fi internet services

Fully-equipped business center

Health spa and fitness center

Laundry and dry cleaning services

Tour and travel services

Program

Day 1 - Food tour, cooking class

Join Hanoi street food walking tour. Walk around Hanoi, one of the worlds greatest street food cities. There's no better way to unlock the hidden secrets of the Old Quarter and its cuisines than through this unique walking tour.

Sample authentic local dishes away from the tourist trails, getting to know the local lifestyles on the street at various amazing food stalls at add up to your real experience of the city.

Later on, you will join in a cooking class to learn how to cook Vietnamese traditional dishes.

Day 2 - Cruising

07:45 - 08:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for a trip to Halong Bay.

Around 10:30, you will make a stop to stretch your legs.

12:30 Join a cruise ship for a 4-hour cruise on Halong Bay.

Enjoy a welcome drink while attending the safety briefing.

Lunch with Vietnamese dishes served on board.

After lunch, you can go kayaking, bamboo boat rowing, swimming or you can choose to relax or get a suntan.

Later on, visit Thien Cung Cave known in English as the Heaven Cave.

Enjoy\ fresh fruits while cruising back.

16:30 Disembark your cruise to get on the shuttle bus for the trip back to Hanoi.

Around 18:00, you will make a short stop to stretch your legs.

20:30 Arrive back at your hotel.

Day 3 - Excursion

A tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi downtown for a private half-day city tour.

Head to the first visit - Hanoi Opera House. On your way there, you will stop at Vietnam Fine Art Museum.

Next, you will cross the bustle street for a short walking inside the campus of the first university of Vietnam - Temple of Literature - which was built in 10th century under Ly dynasty who greatly influenced by Confucianism.

The following stop-off is Quan Su Pagoda, the headquarters for the Vietnam Central Buddhist Congregation where many important Vietnamese Buddhism activities are taken place.

Lunch in a Hanoi traditional restaurant.

After a short rest, you will continue passing through Hanoi 36 Old Streets.

Head back to your hotel. You can chose going by private car or motorbike.

Included excursions

Cruise to Heaven Cave and Halong Bay's main harbor

Halong Bay cruise

Private half-day tour of Hanoi

Street food walking tour in Hanoi

Location

This retreat will take place in Hanoi and Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Food

Crossing Vietnam Tour will give you a unique experience to try the foods of the local Hanoi people. They ensure the food is handled hygienically and they provide a comfortable venue for the tastings. The benefit also goes back to the vendors or restaurants and families as they buy food items directly from them.

Hanoi street food tour

You eat as you go, trying seasonal fruits and sampling a tasty French-inspired snacks from a street cart. Walking through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi's Old Quarter, you tempt your taste buds with the famed Hanoi dish banh cuon, at a local eatery. Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together. Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, you will wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes, where you can observe the local life which has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago.

Your next two snack stops are at outdoor barbecue stalls. You will sit down with Hanoi local people and sample various meat, vegetable, and bread specialties that are flame grilled over hot coals for extra flavor. Its then time for dessert as you venture down a small alley to join the local tradition of feasting on fresh fruit served in a cup and smothered with crushed iced and condensed milk; this specialty is one not to be missed!

Your local guide will then take you to one of Hanoi's best kept secrets, Banh Mi 25, a hidden street food restaurant where you can taste the top ten street foods in Hanoi. This hard-to-find cafe is one of the few left in the narrow street inside the Old Quarter of Hanoi. You can try Vietnamese rice wine and the famous egg coffee or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits!

What's included

1 lunch in a traditional restaurant in Hanoi

1 lunch on the cruise ship

2 nights accommodation

Cruise on Halong Bay

Fresh fruits on the cruise

Private half-day tour of Hanoi

Welcome drink on the cruise ship

What's not included

Airfares

Personal expenses

How to get there

Recommended Airports

HAN

Noi Bai International Airport

20 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

The nearest airport to the location is Hanoi Noi Bai Airport (HAN). Crossing Vietnam Tour will pick you up from the airport. The pick-up is included in the price.

Airport: Noi Bai International Airport
Airport transfer included: Noi Bai International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.

The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 30 days before the arrival date.

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